Bob Dylan

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I crossed the Rubicon on the 14th day of the most dangerous month of the year

At the worst time at the worst place – that’s all I seem to hear I got up early so I could greet the Goddess of the Dawn I painted my wagon – I abandoned all hope and I crossed the Rubicon

The Rubicon is the Red River, going gently as she flows Redder then your ruby lips and the blood that flows from the rose Three miles north of purgatory – one step from the great beyond I prayed to the cross and I kissed the girls and I crossed the Rubicon

What are these dark days I see in this world so badly bent How can I redeem the time – the time so idly spent How much longer can it last – how long can this go on I embraced my love put down my head and I crossed the Rubicon

I feel the bones beneath my skin and they’re tremblin’ with rage I’ll make your wife a widow – you’ll never see old age Show me one good man in sight that the sun shines down

upon I pawned my watch and I paid my debts and I crossed the Rubicon

Put my heart upon the hill where some happiness I’ll find If I survive then let me love – let the hour be mine Take the high road – take the low, take the one you’re on I poured the cup

and I passed it along and I crossed the Rubicon

You defiled the most lovely flower in all of womanhood Others can be tolerant – others can be good I’ll cut you up with a crooked knife and I’ll miss you when you’re gone I stood between heaven and earth and I crossed the Rubicon

You won’t find any happiness here – no happiness or joy Go back to the gutter and try your luck – find you some nice young pretty boy Tell me how many men I need and who I can count upon

I strapped my belt and buttoned my coat and I crossed the Rubicon

I feel the Holy Spirit inside and see the light that freedom gives I believe it’s within the reach of everyman who lives Keep as far away as possible – it’s darkest ‘fore the dawn I turned the key

and I broke it off and I crossed the Rubicon

Mona Baby, are you still in my mind – I truly believe that you are Couldn’t be anybody else but you who’s come with me this far The killing frost is on the ground and the autumn leaves are gone

I lit the torch and I looked to the east and I crossed the Rubicon

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At the end of January 2023, Bob Dylan is releasing a five-disc bootleg series culled from the sessions for his 1997 album Time Out Of Mind. Today, he’s offered up the first version of “Not Dark Yet,” which producer Daniel Lanois once said had “a radically different feel” from what ended up on the album. “There’s always going to be a sense of discovery with Bob because, at the last second, without warning and as the `record’ button is pressed, he’ll change the key and time signature,” Lanois said in a 1997 interview with The Irish Times. “Then musicians will just look at themselves and dribble in and often Bob will say `that’s it’. That happened in at least half the tracks on this album.” “‘Not Dark Yet had a radically different feel in the demo we did, which I loved and still miss,” he continued. “It was quicker and more stripped down and then, in the studio, he changed it into a Civil War ballad.”

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